Color
#165e5f
#165e5frgb(22, 94, 95)hsl(181, 62%, 23%)oklch(0.44 0.068 196.4)Colors that go with #165e5f
Crimson, Blue and Cadet Blue lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Crimson #dc143c
complementaryshippedCrimson sits directly opposite #165e5f on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Rolex's brand system and Warp's brand system put Blue beside #165e5f, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #165e5f: 4 real palettes, including Paper & Pine and Alpine, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #165e5f: 7 real palettes, including HP's brand system and Hinge's brand system, as the accent.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #165e5f in 5 real palettes, including Fireside and Mid-Century, as the accent.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #165e5f in 4 real palettes, including Mint Modern and Console Light, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped7 real palettes, including Lufthansa's brand system and Open House put Midnight Blue beside #165e5f, as the lead colour.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #165e5f: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #165e5f
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #165e5f as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.5:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.8:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #165e5f as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#165e5f reads as cool, vivid, dark. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
Point any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #165e5f and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/165e5f-a2babe-d45992-1f272d-e9f1ed?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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